Hong Kong hospital alarmed at rise in children injuring feet while riding...
Doctors at North District Hospital in Sheung Shui are worried about a rise in the number of children wedging their feet between the back wheel spokes of bikes and motorcycles. There have already been...
View ArticleLow prosecution rate for bad food vendors blamed on unwilling witnesses...
Despite the Ombudsman criticism of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department for failing in its gatekeeper role on food safety earlier this year, latest statistics reveal the prosecution rate of...
View ArticleWorld’s oldest giant panda Jia Jia put to sleep at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park
The world’s oldest giant panda in captivity, Jia Jia, died on Sunday in its home at Ocean Park aged 38. The condition of Jia Jia, whose name means “good” and had just turned 38 – about 114 years old in...
View ArticleHong Kong officials behind artificial beach plan slammed for forcing store...
A conservation group opposed to the government’s plan to build a man-made bathing beach in Tai Po has slammed lands officials for forcing a store owner to move before a judicial appeal has been...
View ArticleTrain Hong Kong family doctors properly, says top health care practitioner
The city’s family doctors should be given basic training to provide comprehensive family health care as some are not properly prepared for adopting a bigger role in future, a top family physician said....
View ArticlePlan to cut training for Hong Kong family doctors by two years to boost role...
Hong Kong’s specialist medical training school plans to slash two years off the course for family doctors to attract more students. These new recruits would strengthen the role of preventative primary...
View ArticleTwo darts, a broken syringe and six hours ... and Hong Kong authorities...
Authorities took almost six hours to remove a 70kg wild boar – after shooting two tranquilliser darts at the animal. A syringe also broke after a vet tried to inject the animal. Pig in the city: Hong...
View ArticleStrong Wind Signal No 3 issued as Typhoon Sarika approaches Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Observatory issued Strong Wind Signal No 3 at 1.40pm on Monday as Typhoon Sarika drew nearer to the city. Classes were earlier suspended for kindergartens and schools for children with...
View ArticleBeware high sugar levels in sweet desserts, says Hong Kong Consumer Council
Most popular desserts on the market contain excessive amounts of sugar, which could have contributed to the recent rise of diabetes cases in the city, the consumer watchdog says. Tests by the Consumer...
View ArticleHong Kong population of new Kai Tak development area to increase by almost 30...
The population of the new Kai Tak development area will increase by almost 30 per cent, according to the latest government proposal to further relax the site’s development density. The government also...
View ArticleLocal museum or mainland nature reserve ... what happens to giant panda Jia...
Once the oldest panda in captivity, Jia Jia will not be replaced by a new animal in the near future nor will her remains be sent to a landfill – the normal practice for animals that die at Ocean Park....
View ArticleRow over heritage conservation method of remains of old Hong Kong homes in...
The proposed dismantling and reassembling of the remains of Central buildings more than a century old without proper assessment has come under fire. The remains, sandwiched between Cochrane Street...
View ArticleHong Kong Observatory issues amber rainstorm warning alongside Strong Wind...
The Hong Kong Observatory has issued an amber rainstorm warning alongside the Strong Wind Signal No 3 issued on Monday as Typhoon Sarika sweeps across the South China Sea. The amber warning posted at...
View ArticleHong Kong’s economic rise doesn’t reflect stagnant quality of life, study shows
Fifteen years of economic growth in Hong Kong has failed to improve people’s well-being, according to a recent study from one of the city’s leading policy think-tanks. The Bauhinia Foundation Research...
View ArticleSurgical gauze left inside Hong Kong man, 60, for 10 months after operation
Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital expressed “sincere sympathy” on Tuesday for a patient who had had a piece of surgical gauze left inside his abdomen after surgery. It was discovered 10 months later....
View ArticleDying Hong Kong ex-principal gets liver transplant after living donor comes...
A dying retired principal has been given a glimmer of hope after receiving a timely organ donation from the wife of a fellow educator. Wu Man-ming, 60, who used to head SKH Holy Trinity Church...
View ArticleObservatory downgrades black rainstorm to amber warning for Hong Kong amid...
The Observatory downgraded a black rainstorm warning all the way down to amber on Wednesday afternoon, but serious flooding continued to afflict parts of Hong Kong. The downpours, brought by the...
View ArticleHong Kong construction site manager fined for dumping waste on protected wetland
A construction site manager was fined HK$40,000 on Wednesday for dumping construction waste at an ecologically sensitive mangrove in Deep Bay in the northwest New Territories last year. Yu Kim-ming,...
View ArticleHong Kong boat passenger missing after falling with 12 others into stormy waters
A Hong Kong boat passenger was missing on Tuesday afternoon after being tossed along with 12 others into choppy seas off Sai Kung in the midst of heavy rain. A rescue operation was under way for the...
View ArticleCondition of Hong Kong heart failure sufferer worsens days after appeal for...
The condition of a 10-year-old boy who is waiting for a new heart deteriorated further on Tuesday when he suffered bleeding on the right side of his brain. Tang Kai-him, whose mother and doctors made a...
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